Comments on: Vegetable Gardening in Our Backyard

By: Jagdish

Jagdish — Wed, 04 May 2011 00:27:00 +0000

Dig the soil at the beggining of spring and keep it under sun for 4-5 days. All weeds will dry. Then seed any plants and water. It will help preventing weed growth.

By: Jagdish

Jagdish — Wed, 04 May 2011 00:24:00 +0000

Using cow manure is a good idea. Also, consider to keep mowed lawn in a closed container with few round worms in the container. Keep the container until next spring. The lawn will be converted in natural fertilizer.

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Fruits of Labor | LittleStomaks — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:03:10 +0000

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By: cathy

cathy — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:21:54 +0000

Good for you! Our season in northern WY is just starting, and I'll have the opposite problem that you have – it might not get warm enough long enough (or at all!) to really grow the things in my garden! We don't use any pesticides, but we also don't really have a bug or pest problem here.

Good luck with your garden! My kids get really excited about eating the food that we harvest. And it's really so much better than the blander equivalents we buy in the grocery store!

By: Kayris

Kayris — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:29:28 +0000

Mulch to prevent weeds. My FIL uses grass clippings, or you could use regular hardwood mulch. Not only will it keep weeds down, but prevent your plants from drying out. And check the garden frequently for weeds and pull them by hand before they get out of control.

For stubborn weeds, you can mix white vinegar with a squirt of dish liquid and use that in place of Round Up or other chemical weed killer. But it also kills grass and plants, so spray carefully.

Planting marigolds among your plants will keep nematodes away. I've used diluted tea tree oil as a spray for fungus on leaves, and we water mostly with recycled water that is usually slightly soapy, so that keeps other pests away. For spider mites, dilted mouthwash in a spray bottle works great too.

And once your tomato plants get large, stake them. Letting them sprawl is easier, but it provies coverage for pests and increases the likelihood of veggie rot.